Miseries of the world...

Verse 1.13.21 (Krishna Patro Pr):

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* This material world is a place of death. Irrespective of whether it is Brahma or an insignificant insect, everyone is subject to this struggle for existence.
* We all at every point of time take shelter of the Lord's energy.
* Krishna says in BG: The body is sure to be destroyed. But due to attachment to body, we always take shelter of protecting temporary objects
- fear is the main reason, leading to so many insurances. Life, wealth, car etc.
* On the other hand, let us see Yukta-vairagya
- Eg: Draupadi, initially she thought her husbands or uncle or grandfather will protect her. No one did, so she finally took shelter of Krishna and she was saved immediately.
* This human form is meant to understand and come out of the bodily conception of life. That is the purpose of life.
* Sukadeva Goswami explains how to be free from all miseries:
- Hearing about the glories of the Lord
- To glorify the Lord, by chanting
* Krishna also says in the BG, it is very difficult to come out of the modes of material nature. The only way is when one takes the shelter of Me (Krishna).
* That is by following the guidance of the spiritual master and also serving.
* Every year, we are losing one year of our life. But we are only looking at how we will accumulate more and more wealth.
* Theoretically we know many things, but how to apply. We have wonderful examples: Parikshit Maharaj. How easily he let go everything and took complete shelter of Krishna.
* Pure devotees of the Lord are always satisfied by chanting the holy name of the Lord. And they reach forward so much to bring back conditioned souls of the world, back to Krishna. They carry the same compassion which the Lord has for his children.
* So that is why Vidhura came back, to deliver Dhritharashtra, who was still taking shelter of the material opulence's. So without the mercy of such pure devotees, we have no other go.